Goldman Sachs interview questions
96 verified questions reported by candidates across 2 roles at Goldman Sachs. Each one is archetype-tagged so you can see the pattern, slot the right STAR story, and practice out loud against an AI interviewer.
11 questions, grouped by role
Top 8 per role by quality score. For the full list per role, follow the role link in each section heading.
Investment Banking Analyst
All Investment Banking Analyst questions →- 1Walk me through how you would construct a discounted cash flow model and identify the most sensitive valuation assumptions.technical
- 2Your client is extremely satisfied with your report and wants to know about their competitors, which is against company policy. What would you do?panel
- 3Walk me through the mechanics of an interest rate swap and describe the primary financial risks involved in the transaction.technical
- 4Describe a situation where you identified a significant error in a critical report or deliverable. How did you address it?hirevue
- 5Describe a challenging technical problem you encountered and walk me through how you systematically resolved it.phone screen|onsite|behavioral
- 6Describe a professional setback you've experienced and walk me through how you addressed and learned from that challenge.phone screen|onsite|behavioral
- 7Describe a situation where you successfully delivered challenging feedback or a sensitive recommendation to a senior leader in your organization.hirevue
- 8Describe a professional setback where you didn't meet expectations and explain the key lessons you drew from that experience.superday
Software Engineer
All Software Engineer questions →- 1Design a HashMap without using built-in hash table libraries with put, get, and remove operations.system design·technical
- 2Given an array of transaction amounts and an integer k, count how many contiguous subarrays of length exactly k are strictly increasing.system design·technical
- 3Assign modules to 3 servers under constraints and maximize the minimum value among all assignments.case analysis·technical
Common questions
It varies by role and round. A phone screen is usually 5–8 questions, on-site loops 15–25 across multiple interviewers. The full Goldman Sachs loop tends to surface 30+ distinct prompt patterns across the rounds, which is what we've banked here.
Yes — every question on this page is verified, meaning at least one candidate reported being asked it in a real Goldman Sachs interview. We don't pad the list with generic prompts that weren't reported.
Pick the role section most relevant to your interview, run three to five questions through the practice tool out loud, and read the per-answer scoring. Most candidates who land an offer report 8–15 practice sessions over two weeks before the interview.